Brand Strategist

What will you own

The Story TV brand, end to end. This means the strategy behind it, the work that expresses it, the partners who amplify it, and the numbers that prove it’s working. Specifically:

• Brand strategy and positioning. The argument for who StoryTV is, who it is not, and what it stands for. Tagline, visual identity, and brand architecture as we scale beyond a single app.
• Campaigns, both digital and physical. Always-on brand work, tentpole moments around show launches, and the spectacle-driven activations we increasingly lean into (Pink Auto fleets, truck convoys, cultural takeovers).
• IP and show marketing. Launching our biggest titles the way a studio launches films. Turning shows into cultural moments, not just content drops.
• Talent and creator partnerships. Building the roster, Celebrity signings, creator tie-ups, and ambassador programs.
• PR, communications, and editorial. Earned media, spokesperson narratives, crisis response, and founder and leadership voice.
• Agency ecosystem. Creative, PR, experiential, and production. You are the person they call, the person who briefs them, and the person who holds them to craft.
• Brand team and budget. Hiring, structuring, and running the brand org and its spend.

KRAs

• Define and codify the Story TV brand platform (positioning, tagline, identity system, tone) and get it adopted across product, marketing, and content.
• Deliver an annual brand calendar of campaigns and activations, with clear tentpoles tied to show launches, category moments, and cultural events.
• Build a talent and partnerships roster that extends the Chahal playbook across sports, film, and digital creators.
• Run the PR and comms function so StoryTV is the default name journalists reach for when they write about microdrama in India.
• Operationalize brand measurement through brand health studies, share of voice tracking, and a clear read on how brand investment moves business metrics.
• Manage the brand P&L with discipline, and make the case internally for what brand spend is buying.

KPIs

• Brand health, tracked quarterly via a dip study: unaided awareness, aided awareness, consideration, and preference vs. the competitive set in our priority markets.
• Share of voice in the microdrama and short-form entertainment category across earned media, social conversation, and paid.
• Organic and branded search volume for StoryTV and our top IPs.
• Direct and organic install share as a percentage of total installs, the cleanest proxy for brand pull vs. paid pull.
• Show launch performance: first-week viewership, social traction, and earned media for every tentpole title.
• Talent and partnership impact: reach, engagement, and attributable installs from each signing.
• PR output: tier-1 coverage volume, sentiment, and share of quotes in category stories.
• Campaign efficiency: cost per reach and cost per engaged user for brand campaigns, benchmarked against category norms.
• Brand budget discipline: spend vs. plan, and brand-driven contribution to blended CAC over time.

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Senior Brand Strategist Profile
• Must have 4+ years of pure brand strategy experience at branding/strategy agencies (not advertising/campaign-only roles)
• Must have hands-on experience with brand strategy frameworks for new brand creation and rebranding initiatives (brand persona, positioning, narrative, tone of voice, guidelines)
• Must have experience conducting and leading brand workshops, integrating research inputs (primary + secondary) into insights and brand positioning
• Must have B2C brand strategy experience (B2B exposure is highly preferred but optional)
• Must have strong writing and storytelling skills to translate brand positioning into compelling narratives, messaging, tone, and strategic decks.
• Must be able to manage end-to-end brand strategy projects, including research synthesis, workshop facilitation, positioning, framework creation, and collaboration with design teams for visual translation.
• Must have a portfolio or compilation of case studies showing rebranding projects, positioning frameworks, workshop involvement, research synthesis, and strategy-to-design translation
• Preferably a degree/master’s in Marketing, Brand Strategy, Design, or Communication from reputed institutes (e.g., MICA, NID, Srishti, or similar).
• Must come from Branding Studios, Brand strategy firms, Strategic design consultancies, branding agencies etc.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.

Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.

ROLES & EXPECTATIONS-

• Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
• Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
• Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
• Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
• Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
• Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
• Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
• Good articulation and writing skills.
• Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
• Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
• Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.

ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS-

• Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
• Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
• Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
• Experience in analysing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
• Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
• Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.

JOB DETAILS:

- Job Title: Director – Brand Marketing

- Industry: Media and entertainment Industry

- Experience: 8-12 years

- Working Days: 5

- Job Location: Noida

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Required Skills: Brand Strategy & Positioning Ownership, Cultural & Creative Judgment, Earned Media, PR & Social Brand Voice, Integrated Brand Campaign Leadership, Cross-Functional Brand Governance

Criteria:

• 8+ years of experience in Brand Marketing, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, or Brand Leadership is Must.
• Experience working on or scaling meaningful consumer brands (media/entertainment preferred)
• Must have owned brand meaning, not just executed campaigns
• Must have launched or scaled a brand platform, not only shows or campaigns
• Prior ownership of earned media, social brand voice, and PR
• Fluent Hindi is mandatory
• Exposure to regional cultural contexts is a strong advantage
• OTT experience is a plus

Description

Role Overview (Non-Negotiable)

This role is the custodian of company’s brand meaning, voice, and long-term equity. The Director – Brand Marketing owns the master brand and its child brands, ensuring company scales nationally while preserving cultural depth, authenticity, and emotional consistency.

You own brand meaning, not just marketing output.

What You Own

• Brand positioning, narrative, and long-term brand truth
• Brand tone, voice, and cultural posture
• Earned media, social brand voice, and PR narratives
• Final authority on how company shows up across all channels
• What the brand amplifies—and what it consciously avoids

Key Responsibilities

Brand Strategy & Positioning

• Define and evolve company’s core positioning as the platform for India’s regional cultures
• Own master brand architecture across regions, IPs, and markets
• Protect the “red thread” connecting cultures without dilution or tokenism
• Act as final brand gatekeeper across product, content, marketing, partnerships, and PR

Earned Media & Brand Voice

• Own brand social handles, PR, and cultural conversations
• Act as Editor-in-Chief of company’s public voice
• Ensure social presence feels cultural, not promotional
• Exercise judgment on public engagement vs. silence

Integrated Brand Campaigns

• Lead brand strategy for flagship launches, regional expansion, and national moments
• Ensure every campaign has a strong idea, emotional depth, and scalability
• Align brand equity with performance marketing without short-term erosion

Creative Direction & Governance

• Set creative standards for visual identity, copy, and storytelling
• Ensure respectful, non-stereotypical representation of regional cultures
• Build brand guardrails that protect meaning without limiting creativity

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with Content, Performance, Product, and CRM teams
• Act as the brand conscience—calling out dilution or short-termism when needed

This Role Is NOT For

• Social media managers or execution-only marketers
• Brand marketers without commercial accountability
• Candidates who see brand and performance as opposing forces
• Candidates dependent on large teams or budgets to create impact

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Work Experience: 10+ years

About TradeLab

TradeLab is a leading fintech technology provider, delivering cutting-edge solutions to brokers, banks, and fintech platforms. Our portfolio includes high-performance Order & Risk Management Systems (ORMS), seamless MetaTrader integrations, AI-driven customer engagement platforms such as PULSE LLaVA, and compliance-grade risk management solutions. With a proven track record of successful deployments at top-tier brokerages and financial institutions, TradeLab combines scalability, regulatory alignment, and innovation to redefine digital broking and empower clients in the capital markets ecosystem.

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished and dynamic Sales Manager based in Mumbai to lead TradeLab’s expansion across Western India. This is a high-impact, hunter-focused role tasked with building new client relationships with discount brokers, full-service brokers, banks, and fintech platforms. The role involves minimal account nurturing, with a primary focus on prospecting, pipeline development, and closing high-value deals. The ideal candidate will bring deep industry expertise, an established network in the capital markets, broking, and fintech sectors, and a proven ability to navigate complex sales cycles with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

· New Business Development: Drive aggressive acquisition of new clients across Western India by targeting entities aligned with TradeLab’s Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), including discount brokers, full-service brokers, banks, and fintech platforms.

· Pipeline Management: Build, manage, and maintain a robust sales pipeline by prospecting, qualifying leads, and advancing opportunities through discovery, demonstrations, proposal creation, negotiation, and deal closure.

· End-to-End Sales Ownership: Lead complex, enterprise-grade sales cycles from initial outreach to contract signing, engaging senior stakeholders such as CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, and Heads of Broking.

· Solution Positioning: Collaborate closely with solutions architects and product teams to tailor and position TradeLab’s modular offerings (ORMS, MetaTrader integrations, PULSE AI, CRM/LPA solutions) to address specific client pain points and objectives.

· Regulatory Expertise: Demonstrate a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., SEBI guidelines, algo trading controls, T+0 settlement workflows) and articulate their business value to position TradeLab’s solutions as compliance-driven and operationally efficient.

· Brand Representation: Act as TradeLab’s ambassador at industry events, trade shows, webinars, and client meetings to enhance brand visibility and establish thought leadership in the capital markets ecosystem.

· Market Feedback: Provide actionable, structured insights from client interactions to influence product roadmaps, go-to-market strategies, and solution enhancements.

· CRM Management: Actively maintain and update customer relationship management (CRM) systems to ensure accurate tracking of leads, opportunities, and client interactions, enabling data-driven decision-making and forecasting.

Must-Have Qualifications

· Experience: 10+ years of sales experience in capital markets technology, trading infrastructure, or fintech SaaS, with a minimum of 5–8 years focused on enterprise or mid-market financial institutions.

· Network: Extensive, established connections with decision-makers (CxOs, Tech Heads, Risk Committees) at brokers, banks, and fintech platforms across Western India.

· Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in consistently meeting or exceeding half-yearly and yearly sales targets in a high-pressure, target-driven environment, with a focus on hunting and closing new business.

· Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional ability to engage both business and technical stakeholders, translating complex technical solutions into compelling business value propositions.

· CRM Expertise: Hands-on experience in maintaining and leveraging CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar) to manage pipelines, track client interactions, and generate accurate sales forecasts.

· Communication Skills: Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences.

· Self-Starter Mindset: Ability to thrive as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, demonstrating initiative, resilience, and accountability.

· High-Pressure Performance: Proven ability to perform effectively in high-stakes, deadline-driven settings, maintaining composure and delivering results under tight timelines.

Good-to-Have Skills

· Platform Exposure: Familiarity with broking platforms, Order Management Systems (OMS), Risk Management Systems (RMS), or API-driven fintech products.

· Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of algorithmic trading, risk management systems, and compliance workflows (e.g., SEBI regulations, T+0 processes).

· Consultative Selling: Experience with solution-oriented or consultative sales methodologies, focusing on addressing client needs through tailored solutions.

Why Join TradeLab?

· Innovative Environment: Join a fast-growing fintech leader at the forefront of transforming the Indian and global brokerage ecosystem with cutting-edge technology.

· Ownership & Impact: Take full ownership of a high-potential territory (Western India) with direct visibility to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape regional growth.

· Cutting-Edge Solutions: Gain hands-on experience with next-generation trading infrastructure, AI-driven platforms, and compliance-focused solutions.

· Growth Opportunities: Thrive in an entrepreneurial role with significant learning potential, professional development, and a steep growth trajectory.

About Company:

In a world where digital-first (D2C) brands are thriving, our client is rewriting the rules of retail. Their mission is clear - democratize prime retail to empower digital-first brands with plug and play tools to seamlessly transition into the physical world. In the heart of innovation, brand emerges as a revolutionary retail space, an avant-garde fusion of shared economy, digital prowess, and tangible experiences

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Category Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in category management roles within the e-commerce sector, with a focus on categories such as fashion, personal care, beauty, and health and wellness.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Plan and implement effective marketing campaigns to promote category growth. Monitor and analyze campaign performance, making data-driven adjustments as needed.

• Curate and manage the product assortment within assigned categories. Work closely with vendors and internal teams to ensure a diverse and appealing product mix.

• Take ownership of the category's (P&L) statement. Develop and execute strategies to maximize revenue and profitability. Monitor and manage pricing, promotions, and discounts within the 

category.

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with both new and existing brands within the assigned categories. Negotiate terms, agreements, and promotional opportunities with brand partners.

• Utilize data analysis tools to gather insights into category performance. Make informed decisions based on data, identifying trends and opportunities & provide regular reports.

• Collaborate with various teams, including business, marketing, customer support, and data teams and ensure effective communication and alignment on category objectives and initiatives.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Master’s degree in engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field from a tier-1 institute.

2. 3-5 years of proven experience in e-commerce category management, preferably in fashion, personal care, beauty, or health and wellness.

3. Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools.

4. Strong understanding of retail trends, consumer behavior, and brand marketing.

5. Excellent negotiation and communication skills.

6. Experience in managing a team would be a plus.

7. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

8. Experience in a VC-funded start-up is a plus.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for e-commerce and a proven track record in category management, we invite you to apply.

As a Brand marketing professional, you will be in charge of working out marketing strategies that help in positioning and promoting our brands, products, and services. You will be interacting with the growth, creative, social, website, SEO, sales, content, copywriting and user experience teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in shaping and executing the brand's vision, ensuring a deep comprehension of its evolving trajectory over time.

• Contribute to the leadership in refining the brand's positioning, ensuring its readiness for future competition by managing a strategy aimed at enhancing brand vitality and its commitments to customers.

• Oversee brand strategy, planning, and its overall management.

• Cultivate innovation by spearheading the development of a robust pipeline of New Product Development (NPD), in alignment with the brand strategy and category insights.

• Take charge of our Visual and Verbal identity, aligning it with our positioning and maintaining consistent application across all customer touchpoints. Continuously evolve it to sustain brand momentum and align with an unwavering customer-centric approach.

• Identify and capitalize on trends and insights to optimize expenditures and performance.

• Engage in brainstorming sessions to generate novel and imaginative strategies for growth.

• Assess emerging technologies and offer visionary perspectives on their adoption when suitable.

• Ensure a unified brand message resonates across all platforms consistently.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in marketing or a related field

• Proven working experience in Branding digital marketing

• Proven work experience in the Creative field

• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends)

• Great problem-solving skills, because working for a fast-growing startup is filled with

challenges

• Great execution skills

• Ability to identify long-term trends in data

• Great communication skills

• Experience working with a content management system

• Strong project management skills

Job Responsibilities:

● Conceptualizing, executing & managing branded campaigns across LBB formats on web, app & social media based on client briefs

ensuring high repeat rate

Should have worked on branded content / content marketing

● Ensuring a mix of client objectives & LBB tonality

● Social Media Marketing & execution for sales collaborations

● Client servicing: Being the SPOC for a partner brand, daily liaison, end to end life cycle management of the brand campaigns from

brief to deliverables

● Creating pitches, briefs, presentations, campaign plans, innovations & partners to maximize conversion

● Mapping daily progress of branded content & reporting the success of a campaign post closure

● Keeping up with client deadlines & incorporating feedback/changes

PAVONIAN SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED is looking for an experienced, versatile, multi-faceted UX Writer to perform copywriting magic on our BRAND. This is a remote full time role.

ABOUT YOU

Improve our users' experiences through copy: Creating original concepts and following through with clear, detailed and clear copy that is interesting, on brand, and focused on performance marketing. Writing in range of styles as appropriate for different clients

• Following best practices for quality user experiences from ideation user flow and wireframes to final content and implementation.
• Shape our product tone of voice guidelines:Help raise the bar for all brand communication, driving consistency and further developing our voice and tone guidelines as part of our wider foundational design system.
• Strengthen our brand:Working closely with our marketing copywriting team to make sure the copy you write to help people use our services is also consistent with our brand tone of voice and guidelines. Together you'll make sure that the brand is represented from marketing material through on boarding into using the product regularly, balancing that tone of voice with the context of the copy.
• Communication:You'll frame your decisions with strong rationales. Be able to tell a story, articulate the insights from market and UX research, and support decisions firmly and reasonably. Building brand awareness and increasing brand value and profitability
• Execution:Make sure marketing initiatives resonate with the target market
• Market research:You will research on services and data to determine the performance of the original solutions. This will allow you to iterate on your concepts and improve them over time.

You'll also be an integral part of the UX & Design team

• Collaboration: We believe that working with other disciplines makes for better solutions. Feedback is an important part of our personal and team development and we encourage one another to engage in regular, open conversation within cross-functional teams to build trust and respect about our work.
• Contribute to our design system: Helping take our mature design system, maintained by the whole team, to the next evolution.
• Grow the community: Coaching your colleagues in the team. Evolving our design processes, leading by example. Working on initiatives to expand the reach of UX and Design in the company.
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You have a demonstrated track record of content and linguistic background, ideally in digital products. Maybe you've been called a copywriter, or a content designer, brand manager or a content strategist in a previous role. Maybe you're a UX research or a designer who has become more focussed on language. You're someone who can communicate and present the decisions and constraints within a project.

You've worked on complex projects before. You have a strong opinion on how copy and communication can be applied to product development. You are a fast, iterative thinker who can partner with any relevant department.

What to include in your application

A portfolio is a must. A portfolio with case studies is better. Tell us about the work as well as showing it.